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Beach Boys, The, American rock music band formed in 1961 by brothers Brian Wilson, 1942–, Dennis Wilson, 1944–83, and Carl Wilson, 1946–98, with Mike Love, 1941–, and Alan Jardine, 1942–. The band popularized, if not invented, California rock, a style that featured rich, simple guitar work and vocal harmonies and that glorified a teenage life in California centered on surfing, dating, and driving. Their recordings include "Surfin' USA," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "California Girls," and the proto-psychedelic "Good Vibrations." The band has survived despite frequent personnel changes, and maintained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as a nostalgia act. In 1988 they achieved chart success again with "Kokomo." How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Surf Box,'' a well-received four-disc set from Rhino that also includes essential nuggets from Jan & Dean, the Beach Boys, the Surfaris, Annette Funicello and the Ventures. The list includes The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Jeffrey Osborne, CeCe Peniston, Sophia Loren, Jackie Chan, Jack Mack and the Heart Attack and a host of Nite Club bands. With an enduring group such as the Beach Boys, the difference between a quarter and 50 cents adds up to millions of dollars very quickly. |
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